The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James Walter Sampson
Rank
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
MED CO 38 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
February 12, 1951
Sergeant First Class Sampson was a medic with the Medical Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 26, 1950 and returned to duty on December 10, 1950. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in South Korea on February 12, 1951. He was presumed dead on February 18, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.